Adjustable auto armrest



Oct. 1 5, 1935. s GENUNG Re. 19,721

ADJUSTABLE AUTO ARMHEST Original Filed May 10, 1930 Reissued Oct. 15,1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Original No. 1,892,048, dated December27, 1932, Serial No. 451,477, May 10, 1930. Application for reissueMarch 21, 1934, Serial No. 716,683

2 Claims.

This invention relates to an auxiliary arm rest designed for use inconnection with motor vehicles, the primary object of the inventionbeing to provide an arm rest for the convenience of 5 the occupants ofthe car, when the car windows are closed.

An important object of the invention is to provide an arm rest of thischaracter which may be adjusted to various angles, means being providedfor securing the arm rest in its positions of adjustment.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an arm rest whichmay be readily and easily secured in position on the door of a car,eliminating the necessity in making extensive alterations in theconstruction of the car to position the arm rest.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within thescope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of an arm rest constructed in accordancewith the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view through the arm rest.

Figure 3 is an elevational view illustrating the rear surface of thesupporting plate of the arm rest.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the arm rest comprises a supportingplate indicated generally by the reference character ,5, the same beingprovided with openings to receive the securing screws 6, whereby thesupporting plate is secured to the wooden frame work of the door.

As clearly shown in Figure 3 of the drawing, the rear surface of theplate 5 is formed with serrations l, the serrations being formedadjacent to the elongated opening 8, in which opening the bolt 9 moves,the bolt 9 being provided with a roughened portion to cooperate with theserrations in holding the bolt 9 in its positions of adjustment.

A finishing plate indicated by the reference character 8' is positionedon the supporting plate 5, and is provided with an elongated horizontalopening registering with the elongated opening 8 in the supporting plate5, to receive the bolt 9. These plates 5 and B clamp the upholsteringmaterial in a manner as shown by Figure 2. Screws ll] extend through thefinishing plate and supporting plate 5, to secure the finishing plate tothe supporting plate, it being understood that the upholstering cloth orcovering on the inner surface of the door, is caught between thefinishing plate and supporting plate, to give a finished appearance.

Positioned on the bolt 9, is a washer II which is disposed on the boltat a point beyond the threads of the bolt. The reference character I2designates a plate having upturned ends I3 defining spaced flangesbetween which the shank ll of the supporting arm, is positioned. Thesupporting arm is formed with an elongated opening I5 positioned overthe bolt in such a way that vertical movement of the supporting arm willbe permitted, so that an adjustment of the supporting arm may be madereadily. The rear surface of the shank I4 is roughened to bite into theplate l2.

A washer I6 is positioned on the bolt, and is engaged by the knurled nutI! which may be operated to set up a binding action between the plate12, shank l4 and washer 16, to hold the supporting arm in its positionsof adjustment. The supporting arm also includes a substantially wideplate l8 formed integral with the shank i4, and extended at right anglesto the shank, the plate I8 being provided with openings to receivesecuring screws IQ for securing the plate to the block 20 of the armrest, the block 20 being supplied with a cushioning member 2 i, securedto the upper surface thereof. From the foregoing it will be obvious thatdue to this construction, the arm rest may be swung forwardly when thedoor equipped with the arm rest is opened to facilitate getting out andinto the car. This may be done without loosening the arm rest, as theserrations of the shank I 4 hold the arm rest in place and prevent itfrom sliding or moving downwardly when it is being tilted forwardly.

It might be further stated that the device may be secured to a bar whichis designed to be attached to an all metal door.

It will of course be understood that the block 20 and cushioning member2! are covered with material to match the cloth with which the car isupholstered. It will also be noted that due to the construction shownand described the arm rest may be adjusted to various angles for theconvenience of the occupants of the car.

What I claim is:-

1. An arm rest for vehicle doors covered with upholstering materialcomprising in combination a suppOrting plate having an elongatedhorizontally disposed opening formed therein, said supporting plateadapted to be secured to a door under the upholstery material, afinishing plate secured to the supporting plate to clamp theupholstering material therebetween, said finishing plate having anelongated opening registering with the opening in the supporting plate,a plate having outwardly extended parallel end portions. adjustablymounted on the supporting plate, a shank having an elongated opening anddisposed at an angle to the opening of the supporting plate, said shankbeing held between the outwardly extended parallel end portions toprevent rotative movement of the shank with respect to the lastmentioned plate. a bolt extending through the plates and elongatedopening of the shank to adjustably secure the shank to the plates, and apadded block secured to one end of the shank.

2. An arm rest for vehicle doors comprising in combination a supportingplate, having an elongated horizontally disposed opening formed therein,said supporting plate adapted to be secured to a door, a plate havinglaterally extended parallel end portions and an opening therethrough, ashank having an elongated opening and disposed between the parallel endportions of the second named plate and at an angle to the opening in thesupporting plate, means extending through the openings of the plates andof the shank to adjustably clamp the shank to the plates and an armsupport secured to one end of the shank.

HARRINGTON SOLON GENUNG.

